Learn about HB 52/SB 454, the Eviction Diversion and Defense bill, in the video below and download RUM’s bill summary and testimony template so that you can support this legislation.
Written testimony to support SB 454 is due on Friday Feb 5 by 3PM. The bill will be heard in the Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee on Tuesday, Feb 9. To upload your document for the committee, create an “MyMGA” account and then click “Witness Signup.”
HB 52/SB 454 incorporates top-line recommendations of the Attorney General’s Taskforce on COVID-19 and Access to Justice. Read the Taskforce report here (PDF).
Read more about “Rent Court” and the need for reform:
Human Rights in Maryland’s Rent Court: A Statistical Study (2016)
Justice Diverted: How Renters Are Processed in the Baltimore City Rent Court (2015)